Dharmana on ‘Man of the Match’: ‘Reel and real clash’

The actor says the characters take a dig at each other’s roles and the performances of their previous films

The actor says the characters take a dig at each other’s roles and the performances of their previous films

Dharmana Kadur became a household name with D Satya Prakash Ram Ram Re, Where he plays the role of Dharam, who is on the run with his sweetheart Subbi. With Subbi’s family following, the couple ends up in a jeep with a serial killer, played by Natraj Bhat. Dharmana won everyone’s heart with his timing, body language and dialogue delivery.

Dharmana to return with Kannada film man of the Match. The film, directed by Satya Prakash, which has nothing to do with cricket, also stars Nataraja, Keshav Jayaram, Mayuri Natraj and Veena Sundar.

Dharmana, who also starred in Striker, Kanadante Mayavadnu And kannada gothila, Says he plays a filmmaker man of the Match, “The character is like mine. Nata (Natraj) plays the role of an actor who turns director and auditions actors for his films. I come on board as a producer. We take a dig at each other’s acting styles and mention the number of retakes our previous films required. The line between real and reel gets blurred in the film.”

Dharmana in a scene from the movie

A theater actor, with a passion for comedy, Dharmana says apart from comedy, man of the Match It also has romance, action and emotions. He credits director Satya Prakash for weaving all the elements brilliantly.

Dharmana, Satya Prakash and Natraj were classmates who worked in the theater for about eight years. “We traveled all over Karnataka staging plays. Then, each of us went our own way, following our dreams. When we reconnected, we realized that we share a common love for cinema. We came together for Dali Dhananjay’s short film, Jayanagar 4th Block.,

The film went viral upon its release on YouTube in 2013. The screenplay was jointly written by Dhananjay, Satya Prakash and Natraj. with Jayanagar 4th Block Dhananjaya, Nataraja, Dharmana and Bimbashree Ninasam debuted as actors and Satya Prakash as directors.

“Our journey started at the same time. Jayanagar 4th Block became the foundation for Ram Ram RayOther films in the pipeline include a comedy, sugar free, an exciting, i am pregnant, revolution with vision and eagle with Yograj Bhatt

Humor shouldn’t be cheap: Dharmana “I still remember films like Anant Nag and Shashi Kumar Gauri Ganesh And Polisina Hendathi, who made us laugh They were clean comedies the whole family could enjoy. I love situational comedy and will always play for this genre.

Dharmana says that while he is open to roles in other genres, comedy has always held a special place for him. “Comedy with emotion is something that touches every heart.”

man of the Match Will stream on Amazon Prime Video from May 5